Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2008)

1,298 consumer complaints on file.

#10762511September 9, 2015
AIR BAGS
I HAVE MULTIPLE CRACKS IN MY DASH AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. I ALSO HAVE CRACKS THAT ARE IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER SIDE WHICH COULD CAUSE THE INSTRUMENT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10761873September 6, 2015
AIR BAGS
TRUCK WOULD NOT START SO I PUT THE BATTERY CHARGER ON IT, ON SLOW CHARGE. ABOUT 2 HOURS LATER I HEARD A LOUD BANG, WALKED OUT SIDE AND BOTH AIR BAGS HAD DEPLOYED AND BUSTED THE WINDSHIELD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10761259September 3, 2015
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTARTED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED APPROXIMATELY FIFTEEN MINUTES LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10761080September 2, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT FELL ASLEEP BEHIND THE WHEEL AND THE VEHICLE DROVE OFF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE SUPPORT CABLES ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DEEMED DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10750318August 21, 2015
ENGINE
EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION FOUND WHEN CHANGING OIL AT 3,000 MILES AND NO OIL WAS IN THE ENGINE AT ALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10747763August 11, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V324000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10746931August 7, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V324000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10746822August 6, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A CRACK HAD DEVELOPED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE DASHBOARD WHERE THE AIR BAG WAS INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10746481August 5, 2015
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V324000 (AIR BAGS). WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE DOOR LATCH ACTUATOR FAILED AND THE DOOR OPENED ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,205. UPDATED 09/14/15*LJ *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10744782July 29, 2015
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AFTER HAVING DRIVEN VEHICLE A SHORT DISTANCE FOR AN APPOINTMENT, TRUCK WOULD NOT START AN HOUR LATER; HOWEVER, LIGHTS CAME ON DASH. I WAITED 10 SECONDS AND TRIED IT AGAIN, AND IT STARTED NO PROBLEM. THEN NO PROBLEM STARTING THE NEXT TIME BUT DRIVING AROUND TOWN THE RADIO START SHUTTING OFF FOR ABOUT 3 SECONDS BEFORE COMING BACK ON. THIS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES, THEN AS I AM DRIVING, THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM STARTS GOING HAYWIRE, LIGHTS FLASHING ON DASH WITH WARNING LIGHTS & MESSAGES GOING OFF ON DASH, THEN EVERYTHING BUT THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF (DASH LIGHTS, GAUGES, RADIO AND A/C), AFTER ABOUT 5 SECONDS EVERYTHING COMES BACK ON. I IMMEDIATELY DRIVE TO MY MECHANIC WHO HOOKED UP THE COMPUTER TO MY TRUCK AND SAID IT WAS MY IGNITION SWITCH. HE SAID HE COULD NOT GET ME IN THAT DAY AND ASKED ME TO BRING IT BACK THE NEXT DAY. SO THE REST OF THAT DAY I DID NOT HAVE ANY FURTHER PROBLEMS WITH IT. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND GOT THE IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED. WHILE THE MECHANIC HAD MY TRUCK FOR SEVERAL HOURS UNTIL I COULD GO BACK TO PICK IT UP, HE SAID HE STARTED IT MANY TIMES AND IT APPEARED TO BE FIXED. SO I LEAVE THE MECHANIC SHOP AND GO BACK TO WORK, THEN GET OFF WORK 2-3 HOURS LATER AND MY TRUCK WILL NOT START. AFTER ATTEMPING IT 3 TIMES, IT STARTED. I DRIVE HOME WHICH IS 10 MINUTES AWAY AND TURN THE TRUCK OFF AND BACK ON. ONLY WHEN I ATTEMPT TO TURN THE TRUCK ON, IT WILL NOT START. THIS TIME NOTHING HAPPENS...NO CLICKING SOUND OR ANY ATTEMPTS OF THE ENGINE WANTING TO START....NO LIGHTS ON THE DASH LIKE BEFORE. IT WAS 2 HOURS LATER BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO GET JUST LIGHTS TO COME ON THE DASH, THEN ANOTHER 30 MINUTES WENT BY BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO GET MY TRUCK TO START. THIS IS DAY 3 OF DEALING WITH IT AND I DROVE IT TO WORK AND BACK HOME WITH NO PROBLEMS. I CALLED MECHANIC WHO SAID SOUNDS LIKE A GROUNDING PROBLEM. I SAID SOUNDS LIKE COMPUTER SYSTEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10743925July 27, 2015
AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKED IN 3 PLACES, ONE OF WHICH IS TOUCHING THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. THE CRACKED EDGES OF THE PLASTIC ARE SHARP AND WOULD DO SERIOUS DAMAGE TO A PASSENGER IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT AND/OR AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. THE TRUCK IS VERY WELL TAKEN CARE OF AND IS KEPT CLEAN AND WELL SERVICED. THE DASHBOARD CRACKED WHILE THE TRUCK WAS PARKED. ONE OF THE CRACKS IS IN THE CENTER OF THE DASHBOARD AND SPLITS THE DASH INTO TWO PIECES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10743981July 27, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS ARE DEFECTIVE ON THIS YEAR MODEL TRUCK. I HAD THE DRIVERS DOOR LOCK REPLACED WHILE THE TRUCK WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND AT THAT TIME THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER DUE TO THE LARGE AMOUNT OF FAILURE. AFTER THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED THE OTHER THREE ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS HAVE STOPPED WORKING. I HAVE CHECKED MULTIPLE TIMES AND HAVE NOT FOUND A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10736191July 24, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
I WAS ENTERING I-75 INTERSTATE RAMP AND MOVING ALONG WITH TRAFFIC AND ABOUT 70 MPH, THE DOOR LOCKS STARTED GOING UP AND DOWN ON THERE OWN, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDLES STARTED SPORADICALLY GOING UP AND DOWN THEN THEY SHOW NO SIGNS OF ANYTHING, THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH THE CHIME SOUND, THE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON, THE TRUCK LOST A LITTLE BIT OF POWER WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE, I DID SMELL A BURNT WIRE ODOR. I HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR AND STILL THE PROBLEM EXISTS. THIS HAS HAPPEN TWICE BEFORE THIS INCIDENT. THE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND THE TRUCK RAN REALLY ROUGH. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE NUMBER 8 CYLINDER HAD OIL LEAKING INTO IT WHICH I SEE NO SIGNS OF BLUE SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE TAILPIPE AND HAVE BEEN DRIVING IT FOR 5 MONTHS NOW WITH NO PROBLEMS EXCEPT WHAT IS GOING ON NOW WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS YEAR TRUCK AND IT SEEMS TO BE A WIDE SPREAD MANUFACTURE PROBLEM. I HAVE ALSO SEEN PICTURES OF THE SAME YEAR TRUCK WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT ARE DESCRIBED ABOVE AND THIS LADIES TRUCK BURNED FROM THE DASHBOARD ALL THE WAY TO THE FRONT SEATS. A TOTAL LOSS. GENERAL MOTORS NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. RECALL RECALL RECALL!!! ....UPDATED 11/13/15 *BF UPDATED 1/4/2016*JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10735639July 21, 2015
AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DASHBOARD AROUND THE PASSENGER AIR BAG HAS CRACKED ALONG THE UPPER LEFT OUTLINE OF THE AIR BAG AND THE CRACK HAS RAN INTO THE AIR BAG SEAM. ALSO ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE, THE DASHBOARD HAS ALSO CRACKED IN A SIMILAR WAY AROUND THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THIS CRACK IS GETTING LONGER AND RUNNING TOWARDS THE AIR VENT. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE INTEGRITY OF THE AIR BAG HAS BEEN COMPROMISED AND THAT A POSSIBLE IMPACT MAY CAUSE FLYING PIECES OF PLASTIC ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10734953July 18, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK NEW 9/2008. FRAME WAS STARTING TO FLAKE OFF ITS FACTORY UNDERCOATING AND SOME RUST WAS SHOWING. PRESENT TIME JULY 2015 FRAME IS STILL FLAKING OFF ITS FACTORY UNDERCOATING AND RUSTING EVERYWHERE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10734766July 17, 2015
AIR BAGS
HAVING VEHICLE WASHED A "SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING" LLUMINATED. SCHEDULED SERVICE AND DEALER DIAGNOSED FRONT IMPACT SENSOR DEFECTIVE. PART IS VISABLY DEFECTIVE WITH CRACKS AND DEFORMATION PRESENT. LOOKS TO HAVE BEEN DEFECTIVE FOR QUITE SOME TIME AS A LOT OF CORROSION IS PRESENT. CALLED GM CUSTOMER CARE TO INFORM THEM PART COULD HAVE BEEN DEFECTIVE FROM MANUFACTURER. THEY CLAIMED PART WAS REPLACED DUE TO WEAR. I STATED THIS WAS UNACCEPTABLE FOR A SAFTEY RELATED PART TO WEAR AT THIS VEHICLE AGE. PART # 15297468
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10726373June 20, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY FATHER EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH HIS 2008 CHEVY SILVERADO, HE HAD THE SAME SWITCH PROBLEM THAT OTHER CHEVY VEHICLES HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR. HAVING THE TRUCK CHECKED OUT BY A GMC DEALER HE WAS TOLD HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE IT CORRECTED AS IT WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THEY TOLD HIM TO USE ONLY THE KEY AND BE SURE NOTHING ELSE IS ATTACHED TO THE KEY. THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT THE RECALL STATED ABOUT THE OTHER VEHICLES THAT ARE ON THE RECALL LIST. HIS PROBLEM IS THE SAME AS THOSE VEHICLES. SO WHY NO RECALL ON HIS VEHICLE?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10725181June 14, 2015
SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS
THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION AND SEAT BELTS TIGHTENED UP,THE DEPLOYER FOR AIR BAGS WENT OFF, LUCKILY THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T GO OFF OR I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. I COMPLAINED TO GM BECAUSE THERE WAS A CALL BACK IN 2010 OF FAULTY SENSORS GETTING CORRODED BECAUSE THEY ARE LOCATED IN A DAMP AREA. GM STATED THAT THEY WERE NO LONGER RESPONSIBLE BECAUSE IT WAS OVER FIVE YEARS OLD AND OVER 100,000 MILES. BUT MY CONCERN IS HOW DANGEROUS THIS IS WHEN YOU ARE JUST DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND THEY GO OFF CAUSING A ACCIDENT. I WANT GM TO PAY FOR REPAIRS SO THAT I CAN HAVE SEAT BELTS AGAIN BUT THEY CLAIM NO RESPONSIBILITY AND WANT ME TO PAY $1200.00 TO $1500.00 TO HAVE SEAT BELTS AND AIR BAGS AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10725054June 12, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN LOCKS ARE ACTIVATED WITH KEY FOB, DOORS CAN NOT BE UNLOCKED WITHOUT USING KEY FOB. A PERSON COULD BE TRAPPED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. CHEVROLET DEALERS DO NOT HAVE A FIX FOR THIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10723109June 3, 2015
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TO DATE I ONLY HAVE 60KMI. ON MY 2008 SILVERADO. ITS IMMACULETLY MAINTAINED. SO FAR BOTH AIRBAG SENSORS HAVE GONE BAD AND I'VE LOST CRUISE CONTROLL. IVE ALSO LOST THE DRIVER SIDE SPEAKER FUNCTIONALITY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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